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Sons and daughters of racing drivers and what they're up to:

Giuliano Alesi
2016: GP3

Matthew Brabham
2016: ?

Alex Brundle
2016: ?

Tom Blomqvist
2016: DTM

Louis Deletraz
2016: Formula V8 3.5 Series

Louis Gachot
2016: ADAC Formel 4

Alex Gurney
2016: ?

Freddie Hunt
2016: ?

Josh Hill
Retired from motor racing in 2013

Mathias Lauda
2016: ?

Greg Mansell
Retired from motor racing

Leo Mansell
Retired from motor racing

Harri Newey
2016: Formula 3 European Championship

Roy Nissany
2016: ?

Jolyon Palmer
2016: F1

Will Palmer
2016: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

Aurélien Panis
2016: ?

Nicolas Prost
2016: ?

Carlos Sainz jnr
2016: F1

Toby Scheckter
2016: ?

Tomas Scheckter
2016: ?

Mick Schumacher
2016: Formula 4

Adrien Tambay
2016: ?

It was announced on Sky that Joshua Hill had finished on the podium in his F3000 (or something similar) race. Wonder if we'll get our first 3rd generation Champion in a few years.

DOLOMITE wrote:Carried on from a thread on the old forum.

Sons and daughters of racing drivers and what they're up to:

Weird seeing these names in single seaters!

F3 Euroseries

Tom Blomqvist
Carlos Sainz jnr

They both look to have some talent but we'll only find out as they step up to race at international levels

Greg Mansell is apparently now focusing on cycling.

Leo Mansell doesn't seem to have much going on this year but might also be into cycling. Seems their motorposrts career has peaked.

Do you have any information on Schumacher's son or Häkkinen's son? Didn't they both race in karting at some point in the past??

Hugo, the son of Mika Häkkinen does karting at the moment. He's now 11 years old.
Here he goes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Ck-O0-g1-A

RaisinChips wrote: Do you have any information on Schumacher's son or Häkkinen's son? Didn't they both race in karting at some point in the past??

yeah both.

Schu's son raced under the alias... this is great...."'Mika Krauthausen"!!!

Mika's son Hugo - no doubting the genes:

Josh Hill is doing the "Formula Renault Northern European Cup". Currently 11th overall

Alex Brundle graduated from Formula 2 to GP3 this year

Seen both Mansells at Knockhill in 06 i think doing Formula BMW. Neither were very high up and honestly looked poor. Josh Hill isn't bad though.

Slightly off topic but a driver to look out for is Lewis Williamson who drove for Mark Webber's team (don't know which Formula) either last year or this year, but the boy has talent imo

I wonder what you guys this - nature vs. nurture? Is it really their DNA that makes them capable of becoming racing drivers or that they've started at an early age and had excellent coaching from their racing legend fathers?

raceman wrote:I wonder what you guys this - nature vs. nurture? Is it really their DNA that makes them capable of becoming racing drivers or that they've started at an early age and had excellent coaching from their racing legend fathers?

I think both in as much that it's probably sort of gene related but as to coaching as such i doubt that they do actually train them,but having a famous F1 dad probably opens more doors to the media and sponsorship than a normal up and coming driver.

I think money helps a lot. Also they may get some tips but ultimately they will only get to the top if they are quick enough

froze wrote:Hugo, the son of Mika Häkkinen does karting at the moment. He's now 11 years old.
Here he goes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Ck-O0-g1-A

That's sooooo cuuuuuute

tiny bodies with huge helmets lol

Formula Progeny sounds cheesy. I liked the Formula Offspring title better. Food for thought I guess, but otherwise I have no contribution to this thread.

MikeyMoos67 wrote:

raceman wrote:I wonder what you guys this - nature vs. nurture? Is it really their DNA that makes them capable of becoming racing drivers or that they've started at an early age and had excellent coaching from their racing legend fathers?

I think both in as much that it's probably sort of gene related but as to coaching as such i doubt that they do actually train them,but having a famous F1 dad probably opens more doors to the media and sponsorship than a normal up and coming driver.

yeah I think the name, money and opportunity will get you so far, but at some point you need the talent if you are to progress. Looks like the Mansell boys are a case in point. Competent but neither set the world on fire and when they got to a seriously competitive intetrantional series, they peaked. To go further considering their results would have been farcical. Fair enough to have ago, but respect due if they actually called it a day.

On a similar note Freddie Hunt tried racing but decided it wasn't for him.

sultanofhyd wrote:Formula Progeny sounds cheesy. I liked the Formula Offspring title better. Food for thought I guess, but otherwise I have no contribution to this thread.

Fixed!

Matthew brabham is floating around somewhere, dont know how good he is

Swarth wrote:Matthew brabham is floating around somewhere, dont know how good he is

Good one

MatthewBrabham

Doing well in the series he is in (US F2000) but I don't know how competitive that is.

I imagine on this thread in 20 years time we will be talking about Ayrton Hamilton and Fernando Massa in GP3.

pretty sure patrick tambays boy is/was karting and also thierry boutsons boy too

telmernatorx wrote:pretty sure patrick tambays boy is/was karting and also thierry boutsons boy too

Adrian Tambay is doing DTM this year actually, left karting a while ago!

Not sure about Boutsen jnr, will check

haha though was a while ago i saw that when i typed it, didnt realise how long though!

Banana Man wrote:I imagine on this thread in 20 years time we will be talking about Ayrton Hamilton and Fernando Massa in GP3.

Banana Man wrote:I imagine on this thread in 20 years time we will be talking about Ayrton Hamilton and Fernando Massa in GP3.

Don't forget Lewis Alonso

DOLOMITE wrote:

RaisinChips wrote: Do you have any information on Schumacher's son or Häkkinen's son? Didn't they both race in karting at some point in the past??

yeah both.

Schu's son raced under the alias... this is great...."'Mika Krauthausen"!!!

Mika's son Hugo - no doubting the genes:

Hugo Hakkinen is a future world champion. You heard it here first. See you in 15-20 years, guys

F1_Bird wrote:

Banana Man wrote:I imagine on this thread in 20 years time we will be talking about Ayrton Hamilton and Fernando Massa in GP3.

Don't forget Lewis Alonso

Sorry, forgot him. And Juan Pablo Coulthard.

Jolyon Palmer is in GP2.
Dad Jonathan drove for some small outfits in the 80's, he owns MSV - as in Brands, Oulton, Snetterton etc.

Jody Scheckter

Sons Tomas and Toby both race/raced , but I'm not sure what they're up to at the moment.

Toby seems to have stopped in 2009, Tomas was still doing Indy in 2011.

Any idea on how Prost's son is doing? Isn't he a part of the LRGP project?

Banana Man wrote:

F1_Bird wrote:

Banana Man wrote:I imagine on this thread in 20 years time we will be talking about Ayrton Hamilton and Fernando Massa in GP3.

Don't forget Lewis Alonso

Sorry, forgot him. And Juan Pablo Coulthard.

All of whom will have been developed by Sebastian Marko, and will be driving for a team run by Sebastian Horner, in a league run by Sebastian Ecclestone.

This place would just love all those Sebastians running around

schumi7 wrote:Any idea on how Prost's son is doing? Isn't he a part of the LRGP project?

Yep - and is still linked to Lotus Renault apparently.

He looked pretty hand in some of the junior categories:

2005 Formula Renault = 9th
2006 Spanish F3 = 4th
2007 Spanish F3 = 3rd
2008 EuroSeries F3000 = 1st

Plus class wins in the Andros Trophy and some impressive Le Mans results.

Looks like F1 has passed though, he's 30 now and not racing in single seaters for 4 years.

DOLOMITE wrote:

schumi7 wrote:Any idea on how Prost's son is doing? Isn't he a part of the LRGP project?

Yep - and is still linked to Lotus Renault apparently.

He looked pretty hand in some of the junior categories:

2005 Formula Renault = 9th
2006 Spanish F3 = 4th
2007 Spanish F3 = 3rd
2008 EuroSeries F3000 = 1st

Plus class wins in the Andros Trophy and some impressive Le Mans results.

Looks like F1 has passed though, he's 30 now and not racing in single seaters for 4 years.

Hmm, a shame. I'd have loved to see N.Prost and B.Senna in the Lotus Renault

schumi7 wrote:

DOLOMITE wrote:

schumi7 wrote:Any idea on how Prost's son is doing? Isn't he a part of the LRGP project?

Yep - and is still linked to Lotus Renault apparently.

He looked pretty hand in some of the junior categories:

2005 Formula Renault = 9th
2006 Spanish F3 = 4th
2007 Spanish F3 = 3rd
2008 EuroSeries F3000 = 1st

Plus class wins in the Andros Trophy and some impressive Le Mans results.

Looks like F1 has passed though, he's 30 now and not racing in single seaters for 4 years.

Hmm, a shame. I'd have loved to see N.Prost and B.Senna in the Lotus Renault

not foregtting there' already a Rosberg on the grid, and was nearly a Piquet!

DOLOMITE wrote:

schumi7 wrote:

DOLOMITE wrote:

schumi7 wrote:Any idea on how Prost's son is doing? Isn't he a part of the LRGP project?

Yep - and is still linked to Lotus Renault apparently.

He looked pretty hand in some of the junior categories:

2005 Formula Renault = 9th
2006 Spanish F3 = 4th
2007 Spanish F3 = 3rd
2008 EuroSeries F3000 = 1st

Plus class wins in the Andros Trophy and some impressive Le Mans results.

Looks like F1 has passed though, he's 30 now and not racing in single seaters for 4 years.

Hmm, a shame. I'd have loved to see N.Prost and B.Senna in the Lotus Renault

not foregtting there' already a Rosberg on the grid, and was nearly a Piquet!

And a Nakajima, not nearly as illustrious of course.

Terence wrote:Alex Brundle graduated from Formula 2 to GP3 this year

I've just been checking up on him and I reckon he's another one who has gone as far as he's going to:

2007: Formula Palmer Audi = 11th
2008: Formula Palmer Audi = 8th
2009: Formula Two = 19th
2010: British F3 = 17th
2011: Formula Two = 7th
2012: GP3...

Not the makings of an F1 driver it seems.


Now planning Le Mans with the old chap.

Josh Hill has been selected as a McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award nominee. Not quite sure why...

and Matthew Brabham won the USF2000 Championship.

this thread needs updating but I just noticed Adrian Newey's son is racing - F4 winter series (here).

Son of the fastest man in F1 he maybe but he hasn't won much yet.

It's a measure of how rapid Max Verstappen's rise to F1 has been that his name isn't even mentioned in this thread, despite the fact it's only two-and-a-half years old.

David Hobbs grandson Andrew raced in US F1600 this past year 11th in the standings, but missed the first round.

Sebastian Wheldon (son of Dan) has just started karting at the age of 5.